With a target on their bellies, can California’s sturgeon survive?
Dec 10, 2025, 7:18 am By
Following up on a tip to the state’s poaching hotline, game wardens in California rushed to a…UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project
Dec 10, 2025, 3:45 am By
U.K. and Dutch export credit agencies have withdrawn their financial commitments for French oil and…New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong
Dec 10, 2025, 12:02 am By
BANGKOK — A new satellite analysis from U.S. think tank the Stimson Center has identified 517…Hope, solidarity & disappointment: A familiar mix for Indigenous delegates at COP30
11:07pm By
BELÉM, Brazil — Brazil promoted COP30 as both the “Indigenous COP” and the “Amazonian…What would this scientist tell Trump? Interview with Robert Watson, former chair of the IPCC
4:23pm By
When U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in late 2025 and…The last of the Vaquita Porpoise (cartoon)
2:16pm By
With an estimated less than 10 individuals alive, the vaquita porpoise of the Gulf of California is…Environmental activists remain jailed in Cambodia on Human Rights Defenders Day
1:17pm By
Environmental activists remain jailed in Cambodia on Human Rights Defenders Day In honor of Human…‘Myopic’ fisheries managers toy with a new ‘tragedy of the commons’ (commentary)
1:15pm By
The way the oceans are managed is meant to be like a successful medieval commons. Most medieval…New report warns of mounting planetary crises — and pathways to hope
12:45pm By
A global U.N. report released Dec. 9 warns that the planet is on track for deeper climate shocks,…Can we create new inland seas to lower sea level rise? Interview with researcher Amir AghaKouchak
11:18am By
Sea levels are rising, threatening coastal areas, including cities, around the world. Due to climate…Governments must prioritize nature protection, former US senator Russ Feingold says
10:27am By
Bill Gates recently claimed that protecting nature or improving human health is an either-or choice,…Iain Douglas-Hamilton, elephant protector, has died at 83
8:46am By
For nearly six decades, Iain Douglas-Hamilton worked across the savannas of Africa, his scientific…Stricter rules adopted to protect sloths from pet trade and selfie tourism
8:36am By
Known for their peaceful appearance and the impression that they’re always smiling, sloths now…Balancing evidence and empathy in an age of doubt
3:25am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Death toll rises in Sumatra flood catastrophe as gov’t moves to protect Batang Toru forest
2:13am By
NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s environment ministry on Dec. 6 suspended private sector…A new ‘fairy lantern’ species is found at a Malaysian picnic site
12:38am By
In November 2023, naturalist Gim Siew Tan chanced upon an unusual plant with whitish-peach flowers…New underwater acoustic camera identifies individual fish sounds, helping track threatened species
Mon 8:54pm By
Fish were discovered to make sounds more than 2,000 years ago, but they have gone largely unheard by…‘It’s not safe to live here.’ Colombia is deadliest country for environmental defenders
Mon 1:55pm By
PUERTO ASIS, Colombia (AP) — Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s…Reforestation and wild pig decline spark surge in miniature deer in Singapore
Mon 1:02pm By
Rabbit-sized, nocturnal and elusive, the greater mouse-deer hadn’t been seen in Singapore for more…Global leaders seek action on environment, despite divide
Mon 12:18pm By
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s top decision-making body on the…
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